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(boston.com—By John Swinconeck, Town Correspondent, June 13, 2013) NATICK – MassBay Community College has announced that 14 Natick residents were placed on the spring 2013 semester dean’s list.
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(The MetroWest Daily News—By Jordan Mayblum, May 23, 2013 ) WELLESLEY – Former diplomat R. Nicholas Burns addressed the graduating class at Massachusetts Bay Community College’s commencement Thursday evening in Wellesley. His speech focused on the idea of community, and the contributions MassBay graduates can make to theirs. Burns, a Wellesley native, said that in 51 years over 100,000 people have graduated from MassBay. “Your college is aptly named,” he told the graduates. “All of you 100,000 people have helped to build a strong community in the greater Boston area. Click title to read entire article.
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(boston.com —By Jaclyn Reiss/Globe Correspondent ) – Massachusetts Bay Community College will team up with Towerwall Inc., a Framingham-based company, to offer a summit on information security May 30 at its Oakland Street campus in Wellesley Hills. The workshop, to run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., will focus on discussing the issues and threats to businesses posed by cyber crime, and technologies that can help protect virtual content.
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(Wellesley Patch—By Grahame Turner, May 3, 2013) – Mass Dept. of Higher Education release annual listing of students honored for academic and civic achievements. Every year, one person from each of the state and community colleges is honored as one of 29 Who Shine. For MassBay Community College, that shining person is Victoria Lynn Woodard, a student who has served on many of the important committees at the school, including Student Government Association, and the Domestic Violence Coalition and the Human Services Club.
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(The MetroWest Daily News—May 1, 2013) WELLESLEY – MassBay Community College officials today announced the school has established a scholarship in memory of Krystle Campbell, the former MassBay student who died in last month’s Marathon bombings. “We lost one of our own on that horrific day,” said President John O’Donnell, who made the announcement along with MassBay Foundation Board Chairman James McKenzie, “and we wanted to establish a permanent tribute to Krystle at our institution.
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( The New York Times—By Tamar Lewin, April 29, 2013) BOSTON – Article excerpts: The blended course, teaching Python computer programming, is being tried at both Bunker Hill and MassBay Community College, but at different paces. The Bunker Hill class moves slowly, taking two weeks on each week of M.I.T. material. MassBay, whose students have more computer background, matches the M.I.T. pace. ... “The students were immediately engaged in the course, and they love the instant feedback online, the green checkmark when they get the right answer,” said Harold Riggs, who teaches the MassBay class. “M.I.T.’s really added ambition in this course. It’s not just teaching Python, it’s teaching computational thinking. I can still do things my own way, but it’s like getting a very good textbook.” Click title to read entire article.
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(The MetroWest Daily News—By Lee V. Gaines, April 23, 2013) WELLESLEY – A week after two explosions blasted the jubilation usually seen at the end of the Boston Marathon, dozens gathered at the Massachusetts Bay Community College campus Monday to remember the three who lost their lives, including MassBay alum Krystle Campbell. The 29-year-old Medford resident was killed in the blast near the race finish line one week ago. Eight-year-old Martin Richard of Dorchester and Boston University graduate student Lingzi Lu, a Chinese national, also lost their lives.
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(WELLESLEY—The MetroWest Daily News) – MassBay Community College will be trying out an inter-campus shuttle service this fall. A trial run between the school’s Wellesley Hills and Framingham campuses has been approved, but continued service will depend on the level of use of the shuttle the first semester, according to the college.
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(The MetroWest Daily News—By Scott O'Connell, April, 17, 2013) – There's a humbling initiation for every student that comes into Bruce Jackson's renowned Biotechnology and Forensic DNA program at MassBay Community College. "The first thing Dr. Jackson shows them is the 'wall of expectations,'" said student Carolyn Lanzkron, referring to the plaques hung at the lab entrance for all 19 of the program's Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship winners.
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(WickedLocal News—By John O'Donnell, President MassBay Community College, April 9, 2013) – When she heard that her son Patrick would be going to college for free, Enive Dieudonne could not believe it. “Are you sure they’re not taking money from your account?” she asked him. But we weren’t. Thanks to the dedicated members of the MassBay Foundation, Patrick Dieudonne is one of dozens of MassBay students who benefit from scholarship monies available every semester. Led by James McKenzie, whose father John F. McKenzie was MassBay’s president when it first opened its doors in 1961, the MassBay Foundation is comprised of 13 business leaders and members of the MetroWest community who have volunteered their time and talent to provide the funds students like Patrick Dieudonne need to pursue their dreams.
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(Boston.com—By Marvin Pave) – Mike Swiderski was sixth man on the MassBay Community College men’s basketball team that captured the Region 21 New England championship in 2011 and advanced to the national tournament. A former three-sport athlete at Framingham High, Swiderski returned to the Wellesley campus this season, was named a team captain, and is again enjoying a ride to the nationals. On Thursday, MassBay (26-6) will play Rock Valley (Ill.) Community College in the opening game of the NJCAA Division 3 round robin in Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.
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(Boston Business Journal—By Mary Moore) – When Matt Wong received a letter in the mail this fall from Massachusetts Bay Community College, letting him know that he was eligible for a new grant program that could provide him with extra cash for his expenses, Wong could not believe his good luck. MassBay Provost Francesca Purcell is quoted in the article.
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(WELLESLEY—By Scott O'Connell, The MetroWest Daily News) – Chasing a larger goal to make its entire course catalog available online, MassBay Community College will reach a significant milestone in that effort later this month when it debuts its first completely web-based degree programs. "This is a highly established way of learning, and we're committed to expanding it," MassBay President John O'Donnell said on Tuesday, a day after the school announced three associate degree programs and two certificate programs can be taken online starting this spring semester, which begins Jan. 22.